AMU Medical AMU Solved Paper-2010

  • question_answer
    The product of which of the following organisms has been commercialized as blood cholesterol lowering agent?

    A)  Trichoderma polysporum

    B)  Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    C)  Aspergillus niger

    D)  Monascus purpureus

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

                     Monascus purpureus is a species of mould that is purplish-red in colour. This fungus is most important because of its use, in the form of red yeast rice, in the production of certain fermented foods in China.   However, discoveries of cholesterol-lowering statins produced by the mould has prompted research into its possible medical uses. The stereocilia of the epididymis are structures which aid in absorption. They are long cytoplasmic projections but have no motility.


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